OBITUARIES

Audrey Libby Johnston

Jul 22, 2014

Audrey Elizabeth (Libby) Johnston went to her Heavenly Home from Heritage Healthcare of Toccoa, Georgia, on July 22, 2014. Audrey was born July 27, 1921, in Fort Fairfield, Maine, the daughter of Melvin S. and Etta (Trafford) Libby. On September 19, 1942, Audrey married George W. Johnston and they shared 51 years together until his death in 1993. Most of...

Peter Kay Jackson

Jul 21, 2014

Peter Kay Jackson Comer Peter K. Jackson, 84, died Monday, July 21, 2014. Born in Buffalo, NY, he was the son of the late Robert K. Jackson and Maybelle MacCallum Jackson. He was an Air Traffic Controller for the Federal Aviation Administration and was a veteran of the US Air Force having served during the Korean Conflict. He is survived...

Lois M. White

Jul 20, 2014

Lois M. White, 93, died July 20, 2014. She was the widow of Floyd H. White and was also preceded in death by two sons, Paul White and Bill White. Private services will be held. Survivors include a son, John K. (Florine) White; two daughters-in-law, Dallas White and Nell White; two sisters' one brother; four granddaughters; one grandson; six great...

Judy Frances Taylor

Jul 20, 2014

Judy Frances Taylor Athens Judy F. Taylor, 53, died Sunday, July 20, 2014. A native of Greenville, SC, she was the daughter of Alton Nix and the late Jean Jones Nix. She had worked at the UGA Bookstore, the Georgia State Botanical Gardens and Cup of Karma Café in Comer. In addition to her father she is survived by a...

Katherine Harwood

Jul 19, 2014

Katherine Pauline Harwood Athens GA Katherine (Kate) Harwood, 53, died Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Athens Regional Hospital in Athens, Georgia after a brief hospitalization. Kate was born October 4, 1960 in Waverly, Iowa, a daughter of Arthur Harwood and the late Nyta Harwood. She was raised in Waverly and Athens, Georgia where she graduated from Cedar Shoals High School...

William Joseph "Joe" Clanton Jr

Jul 19, 2014

W J "Joe" Clanton, Jr. Conyers Joe Clanton, 81, husband of Nellie Stone Clanton, died Saturday, July 19, 2014. A native of Ellabell, GA, he was the son of the late William Joseph Clanton, Sr. and Josie Bell Buckner Clanton. Joe was the owner and operator of Joe Clanton Tile. He was of the Baptist faith and member of the...

Bobbie Sue (Pulliam) Brown

Jul 16, 2014

Bobbie Sue Brown Royston Bobbie Sue Pulliam Brown, of Royston, Georgia, born January 4, 1929, passed away July 16, 2014. As a devoted Mother and Grandmother, she spent her life selflessly loving and caring for others and striving to do God's will. Bobbie was a member of Royston Baptist Church and the Agape Sunday School Class. After a long battle...

Brantley Webster "B C" Coile Jr

Jul 16, 2014

B. W. Coile Brantley (B W) Webster Coile, Jr., 75, known to many by the name of his comedic character Roscoe PuCannon, died peacefully Wednesday evening, July 16, 2014 of lung cancer. A son of Crawford GA, he was born to Brantley Webster Coile, Sr and Jessie Davison Coile, on April 22, 1939. Entrepreneur, businessman and entertainer, B W, served...

Fredrick Westover

Jul 15, 2014

Fredrick Westover Yulee, FL Fredrick Westover, 52, died Tuesday, July 15, 2014 in Jacksonville, FL. Born in San Jose, CA, he was the son of the late Clarence W. and Mary Frances Paradise Westover. A former resident of Oglethorpe County, Mr. Westover had moved to Yulee, FL , fourteen years ago. He was a Master Carpenter with Acoustie Engineering in...

Jessie Ray Horton

Jul 15, 2014

Jessie Ray Horton, age 73, went to be with The Lord on Tuesday, July 15, 2014. Ray was born in Augusta, GA, resided in Ringgold, GA, for most of his life, and moved to Hull, GA, in 2007, where he lived until his death. He was retired from Combustion Engineering, Chattanooga, TN, where he worked for 20 years. Survivors include...

Wanda (Glass) Campbell

Jul 14, 2014

Wanda Glass Campbell, 85, of Athens died Monday, July 14, 2014. She was born in Los Angeles to the late Ralph and Mary Nolan Glass. Wanda was a graduate of Los Angeles City College and then attended the University of Louisville School of Medicine where she met her husband, Dr. Logan Ray Campbell. She attended Covenant Presbyterian Church until she...

Betty Lou Huff

Jul 13, 2014

Bogart, GA - Betty Lou Huff, 78, died July 13, 2014. A daughter of the late Lonnie and Catherine Goolsby Woods, she was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, William Charles Huff, Sr. She was formerly employed with Fritz Mar and was a longtime hairdresser. Betty was a member of Mars Hill Baptist Church. Survivors include her...

Henry E. Shaw

Jul 11, 2014

Henry E. Shaw, 79, died July 11, 2014. A native of Jackson County, Mr. Shaw was a lifelong resident of this area. He retired from Overhead Door of Athens after twenty-nine years and was a member of Edwards Chapel Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Monday, July 14, 2014 at 2:00 PM at the chapel of Lord and Stephens, Danielsville....

Faladie Harrison

Jul 10, 2014

Faladie é�a�A"Ladieé�a�� Sykes Henley Harrison, 91, of Bishop, went to her heavenly home on Thursday, July 10, 2014 at 7:15 pm. She was born to the late Franklin P. and Tallulah Sullivan Sykes on June 12, 1923 in Allendale, SC. She married the late L.C. Henley in 1947 and they lived in Athens. Her second marriage was to the late...

Robert J. Eberhart

Jul 10, 2014

Robert J. Eberhart, 81 of Athens, Ga passed away peacefully on July 10, 2014 after a long battle with lymphoma. Robert was an avid Bulldawg fan and longtime supporter of the University of Georgia. He was instrumental in starting the first night school program at UGA in 1956. Following a successful career in the manufactured housing industry, Robert returned to...

Rene (Meadows) Krasnokutsky

Jul 9, 2014

Service Details

Saturday, July 12th, 2014 10:00am, Lord and Stephens, EAST

Interment Details

Westminster

Rita Irene Johnson

Jul 9, 2014

Rita Irene Johnson Athens Rita Irene Johnson, 82, of Athens, died July 9, 2014. She was born on August 19, 1931, Rita was the daughter of the late Jay B. Boyd and Thelma Estella Boyd. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Ted W. Williams, second husband, Dr. Charles E. Johnson and granddaughter, Lisa S. Williams. é�a�A"Enjoy...

Guy Brannon Scott

Jul 7, 2014

Guy Brannon Scott, III Athens Guy Brannon Scott, III, died in Athens on July 7, 2014, after a long illness. Brannon was born in Athens on November 10, 1947, the son of the late Guy B. Scott, Jr., and the late Elizabeth Tate Scott. He graduated from St. Joseph's Catholic School and Athens High School. He attended Mercer College in...

Bob J. Dickens

Jul 4, 2014

Bob J. Dickens Watkinsville Bob J. Dickens, 88, died Friday, July 4, 2014. Born July 2, 1926, Bob was the son of the late Fonnie F. Dickens, Sr. and Annie Lou Jones Dickens and was a native and lifelong resident of Oconee County. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife of 51 years,...

Richard Morgan Askew

Jul 3, 2014

Richard Morgan Askew Athens, GA Richard Morgan Askew, 70, died Thursday, July 3, 2014. A native of Dublin, GA, he was the son of the late Willburn Alexander Askew and Anita Morgan Askew. He was the owner of Trademark Dental Ceramics. He had attended St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife; Patricia Odum Askew; Children: Tonia Michelle Askew of...